title: [Medical students' smoking habits and attitudes about cessation].
abstract: Medical years are very important in shaping the attitudes of future doctors. It is proven that doctors who smoke do not advise their patient to stop smoking. We have to know the students' smoking habits and attitudes about smoking cessation to make them interested in the fight against tobacco.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate medical students' smoking habits and attitudes about cessation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We applied the Hungarian translation of the Global Health Professionals Student Survey. Medical students from the first and fifth year filled in the survey anonymously during the seminars. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both years 245 students filled in the questionnaire. In the first year 30.8%, in the fifth year 38.9% of the students were defined as smokers. During the academic study the number of daily smokers and the number of smoked cigarettes increases. Students require training about smoking cessation, however they would entrust it to a specialist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on our data we need a teaching block in the curricula about smoking and smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvostani Intézet Pécs Akác u. 1. 7632.
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rinfel
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oberling
authors.forename: Ildikó
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prugberger
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult